Lord Young of Acton: HMT: Written Answers (1)

To match an exact phrase, use quotation marks around the search term. eg. "Parliamentary Estate". Use "OR" or "AND" as link words to form more complex queries.

Start Date

You have to load jQuery before form.media. This message is only visible when DEBUG=True

End Date

Department

Individual

Type

Sort

Exclude Scottish information

Only show Scottish information

Exclude Welsh information

Only show Welsh information

Keep yourself up-to-date with the latest developments by exploring our subscription options to receive notifications direct to your inbox

Written Question

Private Education: VAT

Tuesday 25th March 2025

Asked by: Lord Young of Acton (Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask His Majesty's Government how much they have spent to date on defending the imposition of VAT on private school fees against legal challenge.

Answered by Lord Livermore - Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)

It would not be appropriate for me to comment on any aspect of ongoing litigation, in part to avoid any risk of prejudicing those proceedings.

Ending the VAT exemption for private schools will raise £1.7bn per annum by 2029/30.